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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

Dubner said all customers are required to use multi-factor authentication, and that everyone applying for access to its services undergoes a rigorous vetting process. . “We identified a handful of legitimate businesses who are customers that may have experienced a breach,” Dubner said.

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Russian Drivers’ Private Information Available For Sale

Heimadal Security

As it turns out, the stolen data is 100% authentic, even if out of date for some of the affected drivers, and was allegedly obtained between 2006 and 2019. The personal information of millions of Russian drivers is being sold by hackers on an underground market for only a few hundred dollars. What Data Was […].

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SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

eSecurity Planet

These communications on the backend of username and password login processes ensure users get authenticated by the overarching identity manager and authorized to use the given web service(s). Context: Authentication vs. Authorization. Despite the recent prevalence of OAuth and OIDC for authentication and authorization, SAML 2.0

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Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers

Security Affairs

Stolen data spans from 2006 and 2019, local media outlets have confirmed their authenticity. “The cybercriminals put up for sale for $ 800 a database of 50 million lines with the data of drivers that were registered in Moscow and the Moscow region from 2006 to 2019. .

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Intel 471 shows akafitis@gmail.com was used to register another O.R.Z. user account — this one on Verified[.]ru ru in 2008.

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US CISA added 17 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Security Affairs

CVE Number CVE Title Required Action Due Date CVE-2021-32648 October CMS Improper Authentication 2/1/2022 CVE-2021-21315 System Information Library for node.js CVE Number CVE Title Required Action Due Date CVE-2021-32648 October CMS Improper Authentication 2/1/2022 CVE-2021-21315 System Information Library for node.js

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RCE vulnerability in OpenSSH – RegreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387)

Pen Test Partners

The CVE, dubbed regreSSHion, is a regression of CVE-2006-5051 reported in 2006. Versions before 4.4p1 are also vulnerable unless patches for CVE-2006- 5051 and CVE-2008-4109 have been applied. Use Strong Authentication: Enhance security by using key-based authentication and disabling password-based logins where possible.

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